Cask Ale Crawl 2010
Building on the Golden Tap Award winning success of last year’s Cask Ale Crawl, CASK! will be presenting the 2nd annual edition during the weekend of May 7th to 9th 2010. At least six participating pubs across downtown Toronto have confirmed so far: Granite Brewery, 245 Eglinton Ave East Volo, 587 Yonge [...]
Collectors of Canadian Brewery Advertising 2010 Convention
The Collectors of Canadian Brewery Advertising (CCBA) will be holding their 31st annual national convention in Kitchener-Waterloo this coming August. Here are the full details: 2010 XXXI CCBA CONVENTION Wednesday August 4th - Sunday August 8th Holiday Inn Kitchener-Waterloo Hotel & Conference Centre 30 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener, ON, N2A 2N2 [...]
There’s a New Girl in Town!
Central City Red Racer IPA (6.5%) 355mL Central City Brewing Co. and HMH Negotiants, are excited to announce the release of Central City Red Racer IPA for private order in Ontario! Central City, out of Surrey BC, have become known for their true to taste styles, funky labels, and use of [...]
LCBO Summer 2010 Release
Schneider Hopfen Weisse / $3.25 / 500ml (BA) (RB) Gaffel Kolsch / $3.25 / 500ml (BA) (RB) Hacker-Pschorr Munich Gold Edelhell / $2.75 / 500ml (BA) (RB) Great Lakes Green Tea Ale / $4.95 / 650ml (BA) (RB) Ölvisholt Brugghús Skjalfti / $3.95 / 500ml (BA) (RB) Pump House Blueberry Ale / $12.95 [...]
2nd Annual Ontario Cask IPA Challenge!
In 2009 barVolo hosted the first Ontario Cask IPA Challenge placing eighteen Ontario India Pale Ales/Pale ales heads up against each other in a single elimination bracket tournament. The final four beers last year were; Granite Hopping Mad IPA, Durham Hop Addict IPA, Mike Duggan #9 IPA and Scotch Irish Sgt.Major [...]
Muskoka Pilsner Light Launch Party
Muskoka Cottage Brewery will be releasing a new beer next week, and have posted the following event announcement on Facebook: Muskoka Pilsner Light Launch Party Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010 Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Highway 61 Street: 1620 Bayview Avenue In celebration of our newest beer Muskoka Pilsner Light, we [...]
Brewers Plate Toronto 2010
This year's edition of Brewers Plate Toronto will be taking place on Wednesday May 26th, 7pm at Hart House in the University of Toronto. Here's some info on the event: Brewers Plate Toronto has built an enviable reputation as one of the first and foremost locavore celebrity events in the city [...]
Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co. Feature at barVolo
On Wednesday April 14th, 2010 @ 6:00 barVolo will be featuring beers on tap and cask from Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co. from Vankleek Hill, Ontario. Founder Steve Beauchesne and Toronto Representative Rob Morra will also be present. We will be tapping the following beers and will be available until supplies [...]
Fool’s Day Fiasco – Project X
GTA beer lovers will know that on the 2nd Thursday of every month, Great Lakes Brewery creates a special cask or two and invites people to the brewery to help them drink it dry. On April's scheduled date half of the brewery will be whooping it up at the Craft Brewer's [...]
Microbrasserie Dieu Du Ciel! Équinoxe du Printemps Private Order March 2010
Microbrasserie Dieu Du Ciel! Équinoxe du Printemps (9.1%) - Maple Scotch Ale HMH Negotiants Private Order #1 March 2010 HMH Negotiants and Microbrasserie Dieu Du Ciel! are happy to release the first private beer order for residents of Ontario; Équinoxe du Printemps - Maple Scotch Ale. It is brewed only once [...]
Garrison Coming to Bar Volo
Garrison Brewing, one of the finest breweries in the East Coast, will have two of their brands available at Bar Volo beginning Friday, March 26th as part of a new bottle menu launch. Imperial India Pale Ale, a two-time Canadian Brewing Award winner for Beer of the Year, and Hopyard Pale [...]
New Muskoka Mixer Pack
As mentioned on the Great Canadian Pubs and Beer blog, Lakes of Muskoka will be releasing a new "Mixer 5 Pack", which includes a can each of their Premium Lager, Hefe-weissbier, Cream Ale and Dark Ale. Astute mathematicians will notice that this only adds up to 4 - the 5th can [...]
St-Ambroise Russian Imperial Stout hits Ontario shelves
A limited number of cases of St-Ambroise Russian Imperial Stout have begun to filter into LCBO store. This is the first attempt by the Montreal-based brewery at an imperial stout - an effort which is long overdue considering the plaudits they have received for their St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout. McAuslan's description of [...]
Two New Beers & One New Package from Beau’s
Beau's All Natural Brewing in Vankleek Hill near Ottawa will be releasing two beers this week - the return of the seasonal Beaver River I.P.eh?, and the brand new Matt's Sleepytime Stout. Beaver River is a part of Beau's on-going seasonals program, complimenting its flagship Lug Tread Lagered Ale with a [...]
Beer for a Cure Cask Ale Dinner
St. George's Day Beer for a Cure Gourmet CASK! Ale Dinner CASK! Toronto presents a delicious four-course dinner featuring a cask ale matched with each course, in support of Prostate Cancer Canada. The event is a celebration of all things English, with a guest speaker, silent auction and door prizes. Saturday, [...]
Great Lakes Project XX
For the March edition of their monthly Project X cask beer night, Great Lakes Brewery will be presenting Project XX in honour of International Women's Day. Two teams of ladies put their skills to the test making cask beers for this event: Team 1: Jamie and Melle Oh will dazzle us [...]
Green Beer From The Greenbelt
Join local breweries Great Lakes, King, Nickel Brook and Mill Street, along with 86'D Mondays host Ivy Knight and guest host Kevin Brauch (The Thirsty Traveller), for a beer tasting in support of the Ontario Greenbelt. The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. Monday March 15th - 7:00 PM free admission
Ontario Cask Imperial Stout Tasting
Ontario Cask Imperial Stout Tasting Starting Friday, March 12th, 2010 @4:00 barVolo will be featuring four Ontario Imperial Stouts on Cask. The Following beers will be available; Grand River Russian Gun Imperial Stout 8.4% - 47 IBU Mill St. Chocolate Imperial Stout 7.5% - 65 [...]
Upcoming Beer Events in Toronto & Cambridge
Several upcoming beer events have just been announced for Toronto & Cambridge: Thu Mar 11 - Denison's Brewing Co. Feature @ barVolo (587 Yonge St., Toronto) Wed Mar 17 - 3rd Annual Stout Stand-off @ The Monks Table (1276 Yonge St., Toronto) Sat Mar 27 - Grand River Beer Dinner @ [...]
About Beer with Michael Duggan at The Only Cafe
The Only Cafe (972 Danforth Avenue) will be presenting the next edition of their tutored beer tasting series "About Beer: Beer Appreciation 101" on Sunday, March 7th at 6:00 PM. This edition will feature Michael Duggan, brewmaster of Duggan's Brewery. Michael will be talking about water and it's influence on different [...]